Lifestyle
Reject Hate, Intolerance and Bigotry – 21 Year Old Female Guest Blogger
September 21, 2016
Just when you thought Donald Trump could not get more reprehensible, he does. He is always upping the ante, but this most recent declaration of his intentions on abortion may be the most far right, tea party esque stance yet. In all honesty, I hate writing about Donald Trump. I am tired of his ha...
What is Ahead for Brangelina?
September 21, 2016
The world was rocked yesterday by the announcement that Angelina Jolie had filed for divorce from husband Brad Pitt. The couple has been together for more than 10 years but married only recently in 2014. They had made a promise not to marry until the same rights were afforded to their same sex co...
Seattle Moving Towards a City-Funded “Safe Consumption Site” for Heroin Addicts – Guest Blogger
September 20, 2016
On any given day in our beautiful city you are likely to come across a homeless addict, no matter what neighborhood you live in. Their drug of choice is usually heroin, which makes a certain amount of sad sense because it provides the biggest bang for your buck and has become far too easy to obta...
The Divide Widens … Guest Blogger
September 17, 2016
In the wake of racial tension between the police in minority communities in the United States, the largest union of law enforcement with more than 330,000 members has endorsed Donald Trump for president This action seems entirely counter productive to the goals outlined by the Obama administrat...
Emergency in Child Welfare
September 15, 2016
A couple weeks back we highlighted an article which told the story of a California family that fought CPS for the return of their children and ended up being part of a lawsuit against the state. That article used that family's story to shed light on greater systemic issues with the child welfare ...
Why Donald Trump and Mike Pence are Dangerous for Women? by Guest Blogger
September 14, 2016
Donald Trump has a well-documented history of making demoralizing and misogynistic comments about women. His comments are not only offensive to women in general, but he has even gone so far as to make sexually explicit comments about his eldest daughter and business partner, Ivanka Trump. Lat...
Roe v. Wade, Legal but Accessible?
September 7, 2016
TRAP laws have been on the rise over the past several years across the United States. They represent a terrifying trend concerning restricted choice for sexual and reproductive health for women in the United States. The term “TRAP” stands for Targeted Regulation on Abortion Providers In June of...
Seattle’s Downtown Drug Crackdown Receiving Mixed Results – Guest Blogger – I.B.
September 5, 2016
Led by mayor Ed Murray, Seattle introduced a 9 ½ Block Strategy plan. This plan was aimed to crackdown on drug dealing and problems related to drug dealing in Seattle's busiest area, downtown. This plan has largely been heralded as a success although there is data that supports claims ...
Anthony Weiner and Bill Clinton; Two Peas in a Pod
September 3, 2016
As most of the world has heard this week, Anthony Weiner is caught up in yet another sexting scandal. I was somewhat surprised, as I am sure many of you are, that this politician has been implicated in sexting scandals not once, not twice, but three times since 2011. You would think by now he'd ...
Does $15 per hour mean more money for most?
August 24, 2016
Seattle's decision to hike up minimum wage to $15/ hour was a bold proposal from the beginning and is just now starting to play out. The most obvious concern surrounding this new wage level is that fewer people will be able to find jobs at all. Seattle stated before the enactment of this policy t...